Hi everyone, can you believe 2023 is about to end? I hope everyone had a good Christmas yesterday. My nieces had a visit from Santa with a reasonable amount of gifts under their decked out Christmas tree. This last post is one of reflection over the year that has passed.
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Listen to your heart by Kasie West
Hi everyone, welcome to this second week of December. Christmas is just around the corner and my nieces are getting super excited. This week I’m giving you a teen book for your reading pleasure. Hope you enjoy the sunshine and laughter this read brings you!!
Continue reading “Listen to your heart by Kasie West”Allie, first at last by Allie Cervantes
Hi everyone, this first post for December is a tween review. It’s funny how some titles pop out and when you look closely it’s actually one that resonates with you. Maybe I was meant to choose this particular title. Shall we find out what makes it so….
Continue reading “Allie, first at last by Allie Cervantes”The Bridge to Brilliance by Nadia Lopez
Hi everyone, this week’s review post is on an inspirational biography I discovered somewhat by accident. Since both parents’ families had teachers and principals, the blurb from this book tugged at my heartstrings and I felt compelled to read about this amazing teacher/principal. Check out my review below…
Continue reading “The Bridge to Brilliance by Nadia Lopez”Rob Buyea’s tween series to enjoy
Hi everyone, this week’s post focuses on a couple of tween series written by acclaimed Rob Buyea. If you were after tween reads about some amazing and inspirational teachers, then this is the week for you!!
Continue reading “Rob Buyea’s tween series to enjoy”Five Awesome Teachers in Tween Reads

Hi everyone, this week’s booklist will give you a delightful selection of reads featuring five awesome teachers. I call them awesome because I’ve always wished I had had them when I was growing up. I know, it would be impossible as these are characters in books, but you never know if they were inspired by actual teachers. Shall we delve inside to find out…
Continue reading “Five Awesome Teachers in Tween Reads”Let’s celebrate teachers and education this November
Hi everyone, welcome to the second last month of the year!! Boy has the year flown by! As the title above suggests, I will be celebrating teachers and education this month. There is a reason for this particular topic, and to find it out you will have to press the button below…
Continue reading “Let’s celebrate teachers and education this November”A hilarious teen series to enjoy
Hi friends, this post is one I have been itching to write about ever since I finished the last book in this hilarious and hugely enjoyable teen series!! Well, to find out more you’re going to have to go on blind faith and press the button below…
Continue reading “A hilarious teen series to enjoy”Five tween titles that bring happy smiles and laughs
Hi everyone, welcome to the month of October. We have not long to go until Christmas, and summer is not too far away for us here in New Zealand. That should have brought a smile to most of you who call Auckland home!! So, in ensuring you keep smiling, even those who are facing autumn or fall, here are five tween titles that kept me smiling and laughing, sometimes even out in public!!
Continue reading “Five tween titles that bring happy smiles and laughs”Exploring Happiness this October
Hi everyone, this October I’m delving into the theme of happiness and all the side effects of it. Yes, you read that right, the side effects!! I hope you and your tween aren’t under too much stress with school and such to venture a little into my blog and explore what I’ve learned about happiness. My father would have wanted me to stay positive and blog about the things that spark joy in my life. So to find out more, why not press the button below…
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